A Resurgence in Religion

By Katherine T. Phan, "Columbia Univ. Opens Institute on Religion and Cultural Tolerance" - Christian Post - USA
Saturday, March 1, 2008

Columbia University's new Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life, which opened this semester, has recently launched programs addressing current sectarian conflicts in India, Sri Lanka, the Holy Land and the newly established Kosovo.

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Mark C. Taylor, professor and chair of the Department of Religion and co-director of the institute, observed that the "world is experiencing a resurgence in religion."

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Some themes that will be explored include conflict resolution through sacred space, the relationship between the secular state and the religiously diverse populace, the potential amendment of Turkey’s secular constitution, the contributions of Sufism and art to Senegal’s democracy, and the relationship between secularism and women’s rights, according to Columbia.

The institute will begin offering internship and fellowship programs this summer.
A ceremony will be held in the fall to formally launch the institute.

[Visit the IRCPL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/religion.html].